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Gene the extinct tiger
70 years after the tiger tiger had a Tasmanian extinction, its DNA was made by Australian scientists
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Bacteria susceptible to dangerous biofilms
Researchers in Massachusetts for the first time announced the discovery that bacteria use tactile to select locations for biofilm formation. Bacterial empires that live…
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New polymer products derived from soybean oil
Hair care products, bandages for wound treatment and capsules are potential applications of a new type of soybean-derived polymers.
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'Dye' virus to track them in the body
Biologists from Austria and Singapore have developed a unique technique that marks a new development in the relationship between biology and art. The researchers said th…
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Successfully propagated the king's bananas
La Ba is the specialty banana of Lam Dong, the leading banana brand in Vietnam, once offered to the Nguyen Dynasty king, provided to senior French officials.
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10 species of new creatures typical in the world
International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University in collaboration with the International Classification Committee of Science published a list…
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Bio-hydrogen: a clean energy source from waste
Researchers from the Canadian National Research Center (CNRC) have produced hydrogen from organic wastes and agricultural wastes.
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Direct movie recording when the HIV virus is born
Humans have never observed the time when viruses formed. US researchers have filmed one such birth directly - at a particular pathogen: HIV.
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LEARN ABOUT ORIGINAL CELL (Part 1)
For centuries scientists have known that some animals can regenerate lost parts of their bodies. We humans also share this characteristic, like the starfish. Although ou…
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DNA is the focal point of reproductive activity
According to a new study published by Imperial biologist in PNAS in April, there is one type of wild yeast every 1,000 generations of asexual reproduction that exists in…
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The source of methane in the light
Plants store a greenhouse gas, and release another. While they retain carbon dioxide, they release methane although in small amounts. This has been hedged by scientists…
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Learn the origin of sunflowers
Global warming can affect one of the world's major oilseed crops - sunflower. Understanding the genetic information of early sunflowers is key to improving future harves…
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How do beneficial bacteria protect us?
The beneficial bacteria in our gut bring many benefits. They both reduce the number of harmful organisms and release molecules that reduce inflammation and prevent colit…
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Insects evolved a completely different tactic to sniff
In the work published in the April 13 online edition of Nature, researchers at Rockefeller University and Tokyo University revealed that insects have adopted a fundament…
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Decoding the process of bacterial division
Duke University researchers have recently made great strides in understanding the mechanism of bacterial division. This success can bring new antibiotic treatments to pr…